Bed mounting



415 bed?.` Where this arran ement is used abath- Patented eb. 11, 1930UNITED sTAres PATENr OFFICE Boss .L ELLswOn'rH, .or woonsroox, ILLINoIs,AssIeNon 'ro HOLMEs DIsAPrnaaINe Jann COMPANY, or Woonsrocx, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS 13E-n MOUNTING `Application led December "Thisinvention relates to; bedmountings and is particularly designed for usein conjunction with what `may be generally `termed concealed beds of thepivotedtype; 1

It `has for-lits object theprovision of a mounting-between the pivot`and the bed,`

whereby the bed may be `movedlaterally with tion ofthe bed, at the sametime permitting respect to Vthe pivot. f

With the above and other` objects inview,

1Q asl `will be apparent, "this invention consists inl the construction,combination, and ar` rangement` ofparts allas hereinafter` more fullydescribed, claimed `and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings wherein:

"Figure lis a frontelevation of a bed mounted in accordance` withthepresent in` ventionV illustrating the bed elevated.`

Figure i2 `is a `side elevation 'of a bed mounted in accordancelwithithepresent 20 invention with the bed "in its `lowered or horizontaloperative position.

`Figure 3 isa verticalsectiontaken along line 3f-3of Figure 2toillustrate themounting `forming the subject matter of the presentinvention.

1 Figure lis a horizontalsection takenalong line44r` of Figure `2and'illustrates `the co` operation between thehead end of the bed andthe'doors of a `dressing room oricloset,

both in its operative and concealed positions.

Figure 5 is la vertical section taken along# of construction of themounting connecting the: head end of the bed `tothe pivot.

involves economy of space" and: for` this reason the `bed isfrequentlyconcealed in a room or extremely large` Jcloset which serves the,

double purpose of beinga dressing room and 1 a closet both for clothesand concealing the room is frequently provided, openinginto the dressingroom Therefore itis desirable and Concealed beds have been andare nowmore purposes-than was a bedroom. Usually this itlfiafraisedeand.positioned within the `dress# 1, 192e. MseriarNo. 151,893.

ing `room or when itis lowered `into themain free access from the mainroom into the dressing room. j i

It is the object of the presentinvention to provide a pivoted mountingfor a bed of such a characterthat when `the bed is raisedor elevated it`may be swung about its pivotal mounting into and out off the dressingroom or closet. A movement of the bed laterally with respect to thepivot is provided so that after the bed has been placed in the dressingroom orafter it has been placed in the main room it may be moved `toleave part of the aperture or portal between the `rooms clear to permitunobstructed movement between the dressing room andthe main room and theoperation cfa door to act asa closure for the clear portion oftheportal'between said rooms.` A 1 Reference being had more particularly tothet` drawings, 10 designates the frame of a portal `or doorway betweenthe main room andlthedressing room of an apartment. This portal ordoorway isadapted tol be closed by the doors 11 and 12. The door 12 ishinged to the frame 10 to swing relatively thereto, while the door 11 issecured to avertical` pivot bar llrmounted between the top of the frame10 and the floor.` The position of this bar is suchthat itis locatedcentrally with respect to the width ofthe door 11. When' the door i 11is swung with the bar 14 to occupy one position, the bar 14 is withinthe dressing room while a reversal of the position of the door exposesthe bar 141:0 the .main room. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observedthat thepivotss15 ofthe bar 14 are located under the door 11 so that theswinging of the door about said pivots 15` actually moves `the bar intoand out of the dressing room. vBy so arranging thepivot-s 15, the door11 isv` a1-l ways coplanar with the door 12when the latteruis closed,irrespective of whether the bar` 14 is located within the dressing roomor in the main room.

l The bed designated generally as B in Fig. 2 is carried and supportedby the bar 14. The head end 16 of the bed is positioned adjacent andparallel to the rod 14 and somewhat above the floor'. A. pair of horns17 are se. cured to the lower end of the head end l of the bed andpivotally support the bed between lo their terminals. Therefore the bedB may be swun to and from horizontal or operative positlon as disclosedin Fig. 2 fromand to the vertical or inoperative position which it isshown as occupyingin Fig. 1.V When 'the 15 bed B is positioned asdisclosed in Fig. 1 it rests substantially parallel to the head end 16and the bar 14.

In order to mount the bed B and head end 16 thereof, on the bar 14, arectangular frame im 18 is rigidly fixed to the bar 14 by the brackets19 at a point ad'acent the lower portion of the head end 16. 'l of thisViframe. 18 are provided at their ends with the relatively largeprojecting rollers @g 20, the edge of each roller 2O being provided witha groove 21 for thereception of rails carried by the head end 16 as willbe hereinafter more full described. Thus'it will be apparent that t eframe 18 is rigidly secured to the bar 14 adjoining its lower end andhas a air of rollers projecting above the ends o its upper side and asimilar pair of rollers' 20 pro ectin 'below the ends of its lower side.his rame 18 moves with, and as a part of, the bar 14 and door 11.

Secured to the head end 16 of the bed and to the lower portion thereoffor cooperation with the rollers 20 are a pair of rails 22, U-shaped incross-section and connected at their ends by the transverse pieces 23,thereby creating a second frame on the head end 16 of the bed.`Theserails 22 extend completely j across the inner face of the headend`16 of the bed andare concealed by said head end for the reason thatno portions thereof project beyond the limits or confines of the headend 16. l Thus the only portion of the mounting mechanism which isexposed when the bed is in either raised or lowered position is the bar14 which extends above the head end 16.

The rails 22 being respectively located above and below the sides of theframe 18, one side of each of the rails 22 maybeengaged by the rooves 21of the adjoining rol- 1ers 20 where y the rails 22, togetherwith thehead end 16 which carries the bed B may slide on said rollersand moverelatively to the frame18, the bar 14 and door 11.

In practice, the bed B is raised to occupy a position substantiallparallel to the head end 16 of the bed. en this is done the entirestructure is supported by the bar 14' 05 said bar 14 and door v11. Itlwill be observedy he upper and lower sides by reference to Fig. 4 thatthe width of the bed and head end 16 thereof is considerably greaterthan that of the door 11 and nearly approximates the combined widths ofthe doors 11 and 12. Therefore when the rod 14 is located in the mainroom as illustrated in full lines in Figure 4, the bed B and head end 16may be moved relative to the rod 14 and to the left in Fig..4 until thebed B and head end 16 are entirely clear of the door 12.' The bed maythenbe lowered to the position disclosed in Fig. 2 and the door 12 willbe swung about its hinges whereby free access may be had into theAdressing room to the rear of the doors 11 and 12. This permits thedressing room to be closed by the doors 11 and 12 when the bed is in useand yet permits unobstructed access to be had thereto.

When it is desired to return the bed to thev dressing room it may beelevated so that it rests substantially parallel to the door 11 and bar14 after which the door 12 may be opened and the bed moved relatively tothe bar V14 to occupy the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 4and the entire mechanism swungabout the pivots 15 to reverse the po`sition of the door 11 as shown in Fig. 4 thereby positioning the bedwithin the dressing room and presenting the `plain surface of the door11 to the main room. The bed B and the head end 16 may then be movedrelatively to the. door 11 and the bar 14, i. e., to the left in Fig. 4,referring to the dotted line positions whereby the opening of the door12 may again be cleared so that readyunobstructcd access ma vbe hadintoand out of the dressing room tlirough said door 12 which may be closedif desired. v

, The present structure thereforeprovides a mountin for a bed wherebythe bed may be moved re atively to its mounting, irrespective of whetherthe bed is located in the mainV mounting, with the exception of aportion of' the bar 14, is completely concealed by the head end 16 nomatter what lateral position the l end occupies with respect to saidbar.y

What is claimed is:

The combination with a bed end, of a pivot bar therefor, a substantiallyrectangular frame secured medially of its length to said bar to projectlaterally upon each side thereof, grooved rollers mounted in said frameand projecting above its upper horizontal side and below its lowerhorizontal side and a second relatively longer rectangular frame,including side rails, fixed to the bed end, said rails being disposedabove and below the horizontal sides of said first frame andsubstantially parallel thereto, to be received in the grooves of theaforesaid rollers, whereby the second frame may move relatively to thefirst frame.

ROSS J. ELLSWORTH.

